City of Philadelphia - File #: 150573-A

• File #: 150573-A
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 6/11/2015
• In control: Committee on Law and Government
• Final action: 12/3/2015
• Title: Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter establishing and defining the responsibilities of an independent Commission on African-American Males; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot questions to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Johnson
• Indexes: COMMISSION ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALES, PHILADELPHIA HOME RULE CHARTER

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/15/2015	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
12/3/2015	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	15:0
11/19/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
11/19/2015	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.
11/19/2015	1	CITY COUNCIL	AMENDED
10/29/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
10/29/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
10/29/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
10/27/2015	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/27/2015	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING HELD
10/27/2015	0	Committee on Law and Government	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
6/11/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter establishing and defining the responsibilities of an independent Commission on African-American Males; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot questions to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.

Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. There shall be submitted for the approval or disapproval of the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia at the election to be held April 26, 2016, an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the establishment of an independent Commission on African-American Males. The proposed amendment is contained in Resolution No. 150594, approved by Council on December 3, 2015, and filed in the Office of the Clerk of Council.

SECTION 2. There shall be placed on the ballot the following question to be answered "Yes" or "No" by the qualified electors participating in the election:

Shall The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to provide for the creation, appointment, powers and duties of an independent Commission on African-American Males, which would study and recommend responses to challenges facing African-American males in Philadelphia?

SECTION 3. The Clerk of Council is hereby directed to (i) certify to the Board of Elections, within five days of this Ordinance becoming law, a copy of this Ordinance and Resolution No. 150594; and (ii) to have printed in pamphlet form, in sufficient number for general distribution, the proposed amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter as set forth in Resolution No. 150594, together with the ballot question set forth in Section 2 of this Ordinance.

SECTION 4. The Clerk of Council is hereby directed to cause to be published one time, during the three (...